Amarillo Featured Prominently in Will Rogers Highway Booklet
The U S 66 Will Rogers Memorial Highway guide highlights Amarillo as the Queen City of the Panhandle with two pages, a front cover sponsor role, and a lead article by Garford Wilkinson. It paints Amarillo as a modern crossroads near Palo Duro Canyon with rich cattle, oil, grain, and ranch activity, plus annual events like the Tri State Fair and Fat Stock Show drawing crowds.
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Amarillo
Will Rogers
Panhandle
United States
Irvin 8
Cobb
Rogers
Palo Duro Canyon
Municipal Auditorium
Garford Wilkinson
Department of Information
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. 66
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Great Plains
Adobe Walls
Buffalo Wallow
Palo Duro State Park
War Letter From Civil War Sailor Describes Battle Eagerness
A 1864 letter by Yeoman William M. Philbrick aboard the U S S Monongahela to his uncle, found in Maine, details before Mobile Bay. He notes Farragut commanding, lists ships like Hartford and Tennessee, mentions rumors of Lee and Grant, and records a draft request for his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.L. Garren
Pierce Mreet
William M. GC
Philbrick
U. S. S. Monongahela
James Philbrick
Garren
Rittery
Maine
U. S. Navy
Yeoman
Mobile Bay
Farragut
David Farragut
Hartford
Buchanan
Lee
Grant
Richmond
Rebs
Fort Morgan
New Orleans
Navy
Dolly
Horace
Child film stars fade with age but a few endure
A survey finds most infant and child box office wonders fade from cinema as they grow older. Madge Frans Mary Kornman Anita Louise endure, while Jackie Coogan Peggy Montgomery Baby Peggy Marie Osborne Wesley Barry pursued stage careers or alternate roles.
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Hollywood
Calif
Madge Frans
Mary Kornman
Anita Louise
Coogan
Jackie Coogan
Ragamuffin
Charlie Chaplin
Baby Marie Osborne
Baby Peggy
Miss Osborne
Ginger Bowers
Wesley Barry
Barrymore Wins Court Health Plea
Barrymore remains in a Culver City sanitarium after a judge grants a health pause. Dr. Donald J. Pricke testifies the actor would be endangered by courtroom stress, and the suits against former secretaries Henry Hotchener and FM Camomile are continued until September.
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Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Donald J. Pricke
Goodwin Knight
Culver City
Henry Hotchener
FM. Camomile
Zioncheck Re-enters Race After Withdrawn Quip
Olympia reports Marion Zioncheck, a first district congressman, filed for re election after a brief withdrawal citing his mother’s illness. He had said two days earlier he would leave politics and return to Seattle to prepare a statement.
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Olympia
Taxi-truck collisions injure Texas Centennial performers
In Dallas on August 5 a taxi and a truck collided early today injuring several performers from the Texas Centennial Central Exposition. Police investigated the incident and confirmed minor injuries among the troupe.
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Dallas
How to Treat Ivy Poisoning
Ivy poisoning can stem from poison ivy oak or primrose. Puncture blisters with a sterile needle, drain, wash skin with Resinol Soap, then apply Resinol Ointment and cover with gauze. Use Resinol morning and night to relieve itching and promote healing. Free samples offered by Resinol Dept 7 Baltimore Md.
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Roy
Resinol
Dept. 7
Baltimore
Letter Found in Envelope Tells of Long Navy Career
Mrs. Garren preserves a letter written during a naval career spanning 30 years. The note mentions sending ship drafts to China and to Mr. James Philbrick in Bittery Maine, kept in an orange envelope with a three-cent Washington stamp. The Garrens recently moved to Amarillo after retirement from the Navy.
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Dad
Maine
Mr. James Philbrick
Bittery
States
Washington
Mrs. Garren
Amarillo
Garren
Navy
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America
United Shows of America
Detroit
Europe
Santa Fe
Fred Harvey
California
Berton
Morgan
Tennessee
Empire of the Plains
John Reb
Homer McCoy
Peggy
Peggy Montgomery
Barrymore
Zioncheck
Mai
ST. Louis
St. Louis Zoo
Harry
Frank
Nepal
Frank Buck
Mississippi River
Mammoth
Locust Street
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